Both a happy and sad day at BG

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:52 pm

First off I am very happy for him and his decision. You can never fault someone for trying to better themselves or do what is best for them. I just hope this decision is the best one for him down the road in the NFL and I hope things work out for him as he hopes they do. Whether he stayed or left early, there's no certainty in his NFL future either way.

On the other hand, I am sad we won't see him back in a BG uniform next season. He had a great career, but this season was such a sour way to see him go out as a Falcon. We appeared on path for a MAC title and another bowl game, but on one play, it was almost like BG football changed when he got hurt. He got knocked out of a game against WMU, we struggled without him and resembled nothing of the team we were with him, and with a season-ending loss to Toledo, that closed the book on not only our season, but Omar's career. To think of him going out this way hurts. We were all fans, and I wish him the best of luck.

I hope the advice he was given to leave early was good advice and you can be sure of one thing - there may be some BG fans wishing he stayed, but all the fans, students and alums of all the other MAC schools are happy he's leaving.

Good luck Omar.

Germainfitch1 · Post by **Germainfitch1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:54 pm

I think it was a very wise decision. He wont' have a better year than he had two years ago, and he wont get better coaching than he can get in the NFL here.

There will also be more quality quarterbacks in next years draft.

Good Luck Omar....My heart and soul and the spirit of BG...Bernie Casey, Orel Hershiser and Rob Blake are with you. We could use a nice recent pro football star.

Who do we even have in the pros now?

Khary Campbell, Suisham, Mruckowski????

San Diego Falcon · Post by **San Diego Falcon** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:55 pm

The way I see it for 2006:

If Omar stayed - we go 1-3 in non-conference play and compete for the weak MAC East

With Omar gone - we go 1-3 in non-conference play and compete for the weak MAC East

I'm not that upset. Turner will get better preparation for 2007 and 2008.

Germainfitch1 · Post by **Germainfitch1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:58 pm

San Diego Falcon wrote:The way I see it for 2006:

If Omar stayed - we go 1-3 in non-conference play and compete for the weak MAC East

With Omar gone - we go 1-3 in non-conference play and compete for the weak MAC East

I'm not that upset. Turner will get better preparation for 2007 and 2008.

You know what.....I agree with that...Accept I think with Omar we could have won the Boise game and would have a much better chance in the East. The fact is that Omar here would have made the transition to Partridge, Macon, Thomas and Hutchinson/Parks...whomever that much easier. Now we have to replace all of those players with a raw QB. Instead of a smooth transition and a dip in the road we have an abrupt fall off and no offensive continuity to hang our hat on.

moneymaker02 · Post by **moneymaker02** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:05 pm

thats a fair assesment because i do see the east being weak next year. although where did u get hutch from, he hasn't been at bg for a year and a half, lol. I'm interested in seeing what aaron davis can do. I hear he's just a raw athlete like chuck when he came in. Hopefully he learned from chuck and steve on how to run good routes. I'm curious yet anxious for next year to start.

Germainfitch1 · Post by **Germainfitch1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:13 pm

moneymaker02 wrote:thats a fair assesment because i do see the east being weak next year. although where did u get hutch from, he hasn't been at bg for a year and a half, lol. I'm interested in seeing what aaron davis can do. I hear he's just a raw athlete like chuck when he came in. Hopefully he learned from chuck and steve on how to run good routes. I'm curious yet anxious for next year to start.

I always get Hutch and Parks confused...not sure why.